Cornwall Land District - The Original Parishes

The Original Parishes

On 15 January 1836 George Arthur, the Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Van Diemen's Land proclaimed, via The Hobart Town Courier, the first counties and parishes to be surveyed in the colony.

The County of Cornwall, bounded on the north by the river North Esk, and by a line connecting that river with George's river and by George's river; on the east by the Pacific ocean ; on the south by the South Esk river and by St. Paul's river, and by an eastline from the head of St. Paul's river to the sea coast, and on the west by the South Esk. This county to include all islands situate between the mouth of George's river and the south extremity of the county.

Hundreds and parishes proclaimed at this time were:

• The hundred of Launceston
  • Launceston parish
  • Braedalbane (later corrected to Breadalbane)
  • Perth
  • Evandale
• The hundred of Lymington
  • Lymington
  • Deddington
  • Beverley
  • another parish at present unnamed
• The hundred of Avoca
  • Avoca
  • Trefusis
  • St. Aubyn
  • Malvern

The townships of Launceston, Hadspen, Perth, Avoca (portion of) were delimited in the same proclamation.